A Closer Look At Best Buy Closings

Best Buy's announcement on Thursday that it would close 50 of its biggest "big box" stores as part of a shift in strategy roiled retail watchers and set off a firestorm of discussion online, fueled, in part by Forbes contributors Larry Downes and Laura Heller. Here's a roundup of some of their pieces.

Best Buy’s gradual disappearance takes a predictable next step as the company reports disappointing earnings and announces a new series of desperation moves. They'll to find nothing to hold onto even as the company sinks deeper into quicksand.

Best Buy is in trouble, as is Sears. Best Buy is closing stores and trying to chart a path to profitability. So is Sears. There are some real differences but in the end, Sears could become the next Best Buy.